10 Things You Need to Know (Now!) About Successful Networking

by Vickie Milazzo, author of “Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman “ In the business world, we’re often advised to network. Interested in changing careers? Network! Need to attract some new clients? Network! Wish you had a knowledgeable mentor? Network! The fact is, networking is a valuable and effective tool that can enrich and advance your career… when you use it properly . The problem is that many of us are wasting our time with a type of networking that is not working. I see many people investing a lot of time and energy into meeting new people and making those people like them. The problem is, they’re making connections with the wrong people or they’re approaching the right people the wrong way… or both! I started my professional life as a nurse, and I later started a company that consults with attorneys on medical-related cases. People often comment that I must have ...